Genetic characterization of over hundred years old <em>Caretta caretta</em> specimens from Italian and Maltese museums

Museum collections have proven to be a useful source of samples for the reconstruction of evolutionary history and phylogeography of many taxa. This study was aimed at assessing the success rate in a genetic analysis of historical material, in order to explore the feasibility and eventually begin th...

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Main Authors: Luisa Garofalo, John J. Borg, Rossella Carlini, Luca Mizzan, Nicola Novarini, Giovanni Scillitani, Andrea Novelletto
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Firenze University Press 2011-06-01
Series:Acta Herpetologica
Online Access:https://oaj.fupress.net/index.php/ah/article/view/1609